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out of iraq, because it was politically popular to pull out of iraq and not leave -- >> let me get a comment from chris. >> when we look at the text of what gates actually said, he said hillary clinton said her politics during the campaign against obama in the caucuses out there, iowa especially, were driven by politics, but she did think the surge worked. then it gets to the president. it doesn't say he conceded or acknowledged his politics -- he was totally against the iraq war, obviously against the surge consistently. the way people are reading this is double barreled. reallitis a shot against hillary, not against obama. >> it's complicated. the surge probably worked because there was an indigenous pushback against the radical al qaeda forces plus the surge. in afghanistan, i was in congress at the time, i didn't support the surge. i didn't even support counterinsurgency because i didn't think it fit in afghanistan. and i expressed my view ls personally to dave petraeus, who strongly disagreed with me but who remains a close friend, so i think there was a difference of opinion am
out of iraq, because it was politically popular to pull out of iraq and not leave -- >> let me get a comment from chris. >> when we look at the text of what gates actually said, he said hillary clinton said her politics during the campaign against obama in the caucuses out there, iowa especially, were driven by politics, but she did think the surge worked. then it gets to the president. it doesn't say he conceded or acknowledged his politics -- he was totally against the iraq war,...
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and then the war in iraq is over. and al-qaeda flags are fly nothing fallujah and soldiers that lost brothers in iraq and tell us how they felt to see the iraqi cities back in the hands of the extremist. >> plus if good guys have guns, the bad guys will stay away. detroit police chief james craig tonight.
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i mean, biden called for iraq to be partitioned. okay. swept under the rug after he was in as vice president. >> wait a minute, let him talk. >> what i will say is that basically blows my mind that bob gates, who was an a political figure, a loyal operator both to the obama administration and to the bush administration is being bandied around with excerpts of a book. the book isn't on sale yet. excerpts to the "new york times." >> you mean what we are doing here today? >> what we are doing right here, right now. >> he has to know this. he's a grown man. he has to know that they will take out excerpts like this, which are very powerful and very damaging to biden. >> excuse me, from a man who has built a reputation over decades in washington of being fair minded, nonpartisan, effective, an extraordinary man, a role model for people who want to serve in government. >> it's not a bad blow to biden at all. he pushed back against the military. he pushed back to try to end the war. and i think -- excuse me. i think gates is very disappointing, b
i mean, biden called for iraq to be partitioned. okay. swept under the rug after he was in as vice president. >> wait a minute, let him talk. >> what i will say is that basically blows my mind that bob gates, who was an a political figure, a loyal operator both to the obama administration and to the bush administration is being bandied around with excerpts of a book. the book isn't on sale yet. excerpts to the "new york times." >> you mean what we are doing here...
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and the iraqi government must respect the different ethnic communities within iraq. and a good deal of the problems today is internal security and is a government that does not respect and try to bring together all the people of iraq. yes, there are extremists and there are terrorists and we need to work together to root that out. but i think the fundamental problem is whether the iraqis will take responsibility for their own country. >> senator inhoff, the white house says it's going to send hell fire missiles and other munitions to the iraqi government. they haven't decided yet whether or not they're going to go after these militants in fa lucia and ramadi. but outside of supplying them with arms, is there anything else the united states can do? the white house has ruled out sending u.s. forces back. >> oh, yeah, john. as i mentioned, the intelligence and the logistics. those are the things they need to have to back them up. now, i'm glad that the president is now reversing a previous decision and is willing to sell them -- they have money. they can buy some of our
and the iraqi government must respect the different ethnic communities within iraq. and a good deal of the problems today is internal security and is a government that does not respect and try to bring together all the people of iraq. yes, there are extremists and there are terrorists and we need to work together to root that out. but i think the fundamental problem is whether the iraqis will take responsibility for their own country. >> senator inhoff, the white house says it's going to...
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focusing on iraq. he pointed out in a section about bush that during his time with george bush, yes, that's right. not once the domestic considerations weigh in on issues of war and peace. that's actually the big difference. >> did obama's lack of confidence in his own strategy in afghanistan, has that ended up undermining the success, relative success of the troop surge and where we are now as we begin to leave? >> for sure. that's what he is saying. he makes the point that he's always treated nicely by everyone. >> gates was? >> yeah. >> but he says he couldn't get anything done. and i think as you read through his complaints, what you see is really just a lack of leadership on the part of the commander-in-chief. >> i think the big telling point. the part about afghanistan was that he supported the troops but he didn't support his own strategy. he announced the surge in 2009. then against the advice of robert gates and david petraeus. the military commander at the time. he put a deadline on our withd
focusing on iraq. he pointed out in a section about bush that during his time with george bush, yes, that's right. not once the domestic considerations weigh in on issues of war and peace. that's actually the big difference. >> did obama's lack of confidence in his own strategy in afghanistan, has that ended up undermining the success, relative success of the troop surge and where we are now as we begin to leave? >> for sure. that's what he is saying. he makes the point that he's...
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out of iraq because it was politically popular to pull out of iraq and not leave us -- >> let me get a comment from chris on this. >> look at the text of what dwaets said, he said that hillary clinton said the politics in the campaign against obama in the caucuses in iowa especially driven by politics and did think the surge worked and then the president. it doesn't say he acknowledged or conceded that his politics -- first of all, he was totally against the iraq war and the surge, consistently. so the way people reading this is double barrelled and a shot against hillary, not obama. >> in iraq, the surge probably worked because of an indigenous pushback against the forces of the radicals and the surge. i didn't support the surge in congress or counter insurgency and i had the views personally to dave petraeus. >> there's another figure harsh treatment in this book and that's the vice president, joe biden. and he writes the following, gates does. put it up on the screen while i get to the notes. i think he's been wrong on nearly every major foreign politpol politician other than that
out of iraq because it was politically popular to pull out of iraq and not leave us -- >> let me get a comment from chris on this. >> look at the text of what dwaets said, he said that hillary clinton said the politics in the campaign against obama in the caucuses in iowa especially driven by politics and did think the surge worked and then the president. it doesn't say he acknowledged or conceded that his politics -- first of all, he was totally against the iraq war and the surge,...
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it beats the alternatives, as you consider egypt, syria, iraq, afghanistan, countries in africa. the noise of violence is even worse. i would argue that the sound of silence for people -- where people disappear because of what they believe -- is at least equal if not worse than that. so this noise of democracy is part of what happens in a democratic republic. this noise has been magnified in recent years, especially by the tea party, a tea party that has very strong views about the questions about the role of government. their view is that in most areas of public policy, the government should not have any role at all. i have got a note to turn off my phone, but i have already done that. so government -- they argue that if government can do things right, so you should really not do much of anything at all. and because this group engenders in enormous amount of political clout, right now especially, they have almost gotten their wish. this is by far the least productive congress has been in 100 years. as a result of the realization, that lack of productivity is part of the agenda o
it beats the alternatives, as you consider egypt, syria, iraq, afghanistan, countries in africa. the noise of violence is even worse. i would argue that the sound of silence for people -- where people disappear because of what they believe -- is at least equal if not worse than that. so this noise of democracy is part of what happens in a democratic republic. this noise has been magnified in recent years, especially by the tea party, a tea party that has very strong views about the questions...
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leadership within iraq. contributing to that is the fact that u.s. does not have long term status in iraq and as a result air space used by eye rainians and others, ultimately whether it's afghanistan or iraq future of those countries is in the hands of their own people. the u.s. can't rescue them from themselves. and it poses a real challenge because if you start adding it up now, you have ungoverned states in iraq, uncover earned states in syria and in ales and innerve radio this is ultimate fertile territory for al qaeda and others to set up training camps and our interests around the world. >> schieffer: let me just ask you what show we do now? anything we can do now? >> i think that ideal provided assistance to iraqi government in terms of training and equipment to allow them to deal with the challenges. i would not underestimate the impact that these rebels al qaeda-linked forces in syria are having cross border in iraq that will be a growing factor. some asked me if i would support another invasion of
leadership within iraq. contributing to that is the fact that u.s. does not have long term status in iraq and as a result air space used by eye rainians and others, ultimately whether it's afghanistan or iraq future of those countries is in the hands of their own people. the u.s. can't rescue them from themselves. and it poses a real challenge because if you start adding it up now, you have ungoverned states in iraq, uncover earned states in syria and in ales and innerve radio this is ultimate...
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the iraq war was going very badly. he didn't pay a lot of attention to public opinion on that. and then the other quick point about bush in isolation is hurricane katrina. he was on vacation at his ranch in texas when that terrible hurricane hit, devastating the gulf coast and new orleans. he wasn't paying attention, again, to the news media, you know? i'm a member of the news media. i want you to pay attention to us. but president bush did not. you remember those terrible images of people on their roofs, no food and water, people in the stadium just begging we need help, somebody please help us. just sad moments these people were going through, and bush didn't even know. he was out cutting brush and burning up cedar branches. and finally one of his staffers put together a newsreel almost summarizing what was going on with images and showed -- sat president bush down and said you've got to see this. he looked at it, and then he decided to go back home after this was going on for some days. by that point people were thinking, where's the president? i mean, thinking back on these
the iraq war was going very badly. he didn't pay a lot of attention to public opinion on that. and then the other quick point about bush in isolation is hurricane katrina. he was on vacation at his ranch in texas when that terrible hurricane hit, devastating the gulf coast and new orleans. he wasn't paying attention, again, to the news media, you know? i'm a member of the news media. i want you to pay attention to us. but president bush did not. you remember those terrible images of people on...
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and then-secretary of state hillary clinton admitted to each other that their opposition to the 2007 iraq troop surge had been political, that the president did not believe in his own afghanistan war strategy and was focused instead on getting out. gates also writes that vice president joe biden "has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades." we're back with kim strassel, mary anastasia o grady and matt joining the panel. mary, what are we learning from the excerpts in the book so far and the memoir that we didn't know? >> well, i think we knew or we suspected that the president had a very looked at war in a very political way. and made his decisions driven by politics. but i think what comes across more clearly is just how much the war was micromanaged out of the white house and how much the white house resented the idea that the general were -- you know, wanted to do the surge and sort of were the ones who put together the idea of the surge and that they had to accept it. that's not the path that they wanted to go down. >> an
and then-secretary of state hillary clinton admitted to each other that their opposition to the 2007 iraq troop surge had been political, that the president did not believe in his own afghanistan war strategy and was focused instead on getting out. gates also writes that vice president joe biden "has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades." we're back with kim strassel, mary anastasia o grady and matt joining the panel....
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favored bush a little obama, again a republican. e saw bush as being very principled in his leadership of iraq in the end when he was the surge. gwen: isn't there a difference with two terms with one? >> exactly. by the time he got there all the made in the s were bush administration except the summer. made his it bush historical bed and with lie in it and top political people gone. gets to obama administration it is a new presidency, the political people they haverevalent and a re-elect ahead of them and he ound that politics, that sufficie to be frustrating. how has the whrus responded white house responded to the allegations? >> the official response was to say look, we enjoy robust and candid conversation. one thing they pushed back on is the line about baden. baden has been wrong on every policy decision the last 40 years, a tough thing say. he said nice things about beside and they were on the some time some things. but that is the one thing the white house pushed back on. they say the vice president is a great statesman they had the photographs come in take pictures of their weekly lunc
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this is not just about iraq. we have to be cognizant of what is going on in syria, what is going on in lebanon and inside of iraq. and it's this sectarian potential building of sectarian conflict and then the exploitation of that by non-state actors such as al qaeda and other organizations who will try to take advantage of this. >> this weekend on c-span army chief of staff looks at the middle east and the future of the u.s. army. saturday at 10:00 eastern. live on c-span 2 the love and war relationship at 11:00 on book tv. and on c-span 3 american history tv prohibition and the rise of the gangster sunday morning at 10:00 eastern. >> next former south dakota democratic senator talks about issues facing congress in the year ahead including health care and immigration. in 2004 senator dashle lost his race and went on to co-found the bipartisan policy center in 2007. this runs just under an hour. >> dr., thank you very much for that introduction, and thank you for that warm reception. i have been looking forward to
this is not just about iraq. we have to be cognizant of what is going on in syria, what is going on in lebanon and inside of iraq. and it's this sectarian potential building of sectarian conflict and then the exploitation of that by non-state actors such as al qaeda and other organizations who will try to take advantage of this. >> this weekend on c-span army chief of staff looks at the middle east and the future of the u.s. army. saturday at 10:00 eastern. live on c-span 2 the love and...
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in the city for a long time in fact my family moved here and one nine hundred sixty six we came from iraq i moved to the city and i've really grown to love the city this is a very special place what happens in d.c. doesn't stay in d.c. it has a ripple effect on so many things so it acts as an incubator for so many other things in the entire country and really the world so my love for the city i think really prompted me to do this i have seen the city become more and more divided and really becoming that tale of two cities that i think so many cities have become in this country and i felt like i could stand side in a word inequality came through loud and clear to me your busboys and poets restaurant opened a new street is in the the renaissance harlem area as you know right around from ben's chili bowl you know iconic famous place absolutely. and yet. gentrification is going on in this city like nobody's business there's there's piles of money being thrown into washington d.c. we've got you know defense contractors outside the city in thirty five bedroom mansions and then you've got you kn
in the city for a long time in fact my family moved here and one nine hundred sixty six we came from iraq i moved to the city and i've really grown to love the city this is a very special place what happens in d.c. doesn't stay in d.c. it has a ripple effect on so many things so it acts as an incubator for so many other things in the entire country and really the world so my love for the city i think really prompted me to do this i have seen the city become more and more divided and really...
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it beats the alternatives, as you consider egypt, syria, iraq, afghanistan, countries in africa. the noise of violence is even worse. i would argue that the sound of silence for people -- where people disappear because of what they believe -- is at least equal if not worse than that. so this noise of democracy is part of what happens in a democratic republic. this noise has been magnified in recent years, especially by the tea party, a tea party that has very strong views about the questions about the role of government. their view is that in most areas of public policy, the government should not have any role at all. i have got a note to turn off my phone, but i have already done that. so government -- they argue that if government can do things right, so you should really not do much of anything at all. and because this group engenders in enormous amount of political clout, right now especially, they have almost gotten their wish. this is by far the least productive congress has been in 100 years. as a result of the realization, that lack of productivity is part of the agenda o
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but this is not just about iraq. in my mind it is something we've to be cognizant of what's going on in syria, what's going on in lebanon, what's going on inside iraq. and it's this sectarian potential building of conflict between the sunni and shia and the exploitation of that by the non-steve factors such as al qaeda and other organizations who will try to take advantage. >>> i think there is a way in which we have set up this sort of a possible series of expectations especially for the president, but for elected officials as a whole lot they are going to come in and save the day and when it doesn't happen we get an 9% approval rating to the president, 49%. expectations have to be lowered and i think that is part of what is really quite amazing about the american founding. it's not that the founders themselves said look don't expect much from government. the government isn't going to be the main driver of our liberty. it's going to be civil society. at the federal government exists to do certain things and i better
but this is not just about iraq. in my mind it is something we've to be cognizant of what's going on in syria, what's going on in lebanon, what's going on inside iraq. and it's this sectarian potential building of conflict between the sunni and shia and the exploitation of that by the non-steve factors such as al qaeda and other organizations who will try to take advantage. >>> i think there is a way in which we have set up this sort of a possible series of expectations especially for...
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the tribes are divided in iraq. half of them are collaborating with the iraq he army and one one -- he is is the brother of one leader that created the awakening militia made up of members of sunni to fight al qaeda in iraq. today, as i said before, many people of falluja said they've never seen any member of al qaeda in falluja. so i think this is part of the government's policy to divide .he sunnis number will sto we face -- members of tribes were struggling against the iraq i army and others were struggling against al qaeda. it makes them very confused. it is very difficult now to know what will happen in the future. >> thank you both for being with us. we're going to continue our conversation with feurat alani in a post-show we will post online to talk about the documentary he did specifically in falluja and the effects of what the u.s. did their and what is happening there today. feurat alani is a french-iraqi journalist aced in baghdad. we're speaking to him in dubai. he was from 2003 to 2000 eight anniversary
the tribes are divided in iraq. half of them are collaborating with the iraq he army and one one -- he is is the brother of one leader that created the awakening militia made up of members of sunni to fight al qaeda in iraq. today, as i said before, many people of falluja said they've never seen any member of al qaeda in falluja. so i think this is part of the government's policy to divide .he sunnis number will sto we face -- members of tribes were struggling against the iraq i army and others...
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they have pushed fighters from thei the islamic state of iraq and levant. this one from a base in aleppo >> translation: we liberated our country >> this is what islamic state of iraq and levant is leaving behind. bodies of act visits. civilians, relief workers were held in the gaols. some were released. >> i was detained for two months, 20 days. my hands were tied and head covered. i can take you to their grave. >> five minutes before being executed the free syrian army arrived and freed us. >> territorial gains made by the rebels does not signal eminent victory. >> even though the islamic states in iraq and the levant may be on the offensive on the ground, it's been fighting back, fighters targetting opposition forces using suicide bombers, and its leadership, in an audio recording promised to fight back. >> translation: the syrian national coalition, and free syrian army declared war. all the members are legitimate target. we have blazed rewards on their heads - kill them where they are found. >> fighting in the rebel-held north weakens the opposition. i
they have pushed fighters from thei the islamic state of iraq and levant. this one from a base in aleppo >> translation: we liberated our country >> this is what islamic state of iraq and levant is leaving behind. bodies of act visits. civilians, relief workers were held in the gaols. some were released. >> i was detained for two months, 20 days. my hands were tied and head covered. i can take you to their grave. >> five minutes before being executed the free syrian army...
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many members, 133 members, voted against the war in iraq. there were no weapons of mass destruction and no reason to insert ourselves. we see what is taking place now. it is traffic -- tragic. they have to step up. they have been trained. job they werethe asked to do in iraq. , wee who have come home need to help them with benefits and economic security and move forward and get these delays in their benefits corrected and make sure they have a semblance of economic security that they so deserve. that is what we have to do in congress. >> we are talking about income disparity. in alabama, republican caller. caller: yes, ma'am. you were talking about unemployment. where are the jobs? this have more jobs in country, we would not need all of this unemployment. the point. is economic growth and the creation of jobs have got to be the primary strategy. for creating opportunities for people to get off of unemployment compensation. the unemployment rate has and reduced. in some parts of the country, it is higher than other parts. this administration
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the truth is, the president came in, he was going to get us out of iraq, he did. he's going to do the best he could, to get rid of al qaeda, and osama bin laden he did that, he's trying to get us out of afghanistan i'm really uncomfortable being over there. i'm glad i'm not in a position where i have to order young men to go to afghanistan, i think it's a tough mission for the united states of america i know what we're trying to do, but it's not a football game. >> i was comforted by that, that he was focused on getting out. >> thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> after voting against extending long term unemployment benefits for over a million people. marco rubio gave a speech where he told everyone how much he cares about poor people how the war on poverty became the war on the poor ahead. i had to do something. i saw my doctor. a blood test showed it was low testosterone, not age. we talked about axiron the only underarm low t treatment that can restore t levels to normal in about two weeks in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than
the truth is, the president came in, he was going to get us out of iraq, he did. he's going to do the best he could, to get rid of al qaeda, and osama bin laden he did that, he's trying to get us out of afghanistan i'm really uncomfortable being over there. i'm glad i'm not in a position where i have to order young men to go to afghanistan, i think it's a tough mission for the united states of america i know what we're trying to do, but it's not a football game. >> i was comforted by...
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the president conceded vaguely that opposition to the iraq surge had been political. to hear the two of them making these admissions and in front of me was as surprising as it was disarming. take a look at how it's playing in conservative media outlets. ack to "hardball" that was chuck todd the chief white house correspondent and political director nbc news, chuck, i got a look at the book, i saw that paragraph, it never -- first of all, i put in there that hillary believed in the surge, but didn't support it because of political reasons, she's up against obama who was opposing the whole iraq war, it never says obama conceded that i was operating on the basis of politics, said, he vaguely conceded that opposition to the surge was political. well, i have no idea what those weasel words mean, those are weasel words. opposition, whose opposition. vaguely in what does that mean? vaguely conceded the opposition, never said anything about him, you're reading. >> well, if i've been doing a lot of, sort of background reporting and back and forth, and there's a couple things t
the president conceded vaguely that opposition to the iraq surge had been political. to hear the two of them making these admissions and in front of me was as surprising as it was disarming. take a look at how it's playing in conservative media outlets. ack to "hardball" that was chuck todd the chief white house correspondent and political director nbc news, chuck, i got a look at the book, i saw that paragraph, it never -- first of all, i put in there that hillary believed in the...
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debt ceiling increase about something he felt very strongly about when he was a senator, dealt with iraq war, i think. but the point is, you have to start out -- there is going to be a discussion on this issue, and the implications of spending, taxing, budgeting, expanding the economy and all of that as a part of what are we going to do about the debt? i do not believe we will default on the debt. i do not believe we will close the government. i believe we will move forward on this deal and find an amicable way to get it done. >> as you know -- >> he -- >> entitlement reform is a difficult thing to accomplish. do you think it -- they can come to some time of agreement? >> i will tell you where i am on entitlement reform. they may put a couple of dollars in there to say they're doing it entitlement reform will not get done in a serious way for a couple of years yet. we have to own up to this. we have go and have a conversation with the american people. we don't want to scare them. we want to explain to them what the reality is. what it means to them and their children. find a way do it en
debt ceiling increase about something he felt very strongly about when he was a senator, dealt with iraq war, i think. but the point is, you have to start out -- there is going to be a discussion on this issue, and the implications of spending, taxing, budgeting, expanding the economy and all of that as a part of what are we going to do about the debt? i do not believe we will default on the debt. i do not believe we will close the government. i believe we will move forward on this deal and...
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surge that politics played a role in the iraq surge. there was an inference there that the president was also engaging in the discussion. >> that's right, he does not come out and say his opposition to the iraq surge was mr. ill. and you know gates would say that if he could. that's what he said about hillary clinton. clinton said her opposition had been political. gates is very clear when he wants to be in this book. and surely, he would have written the identical sentence about president obama if he could. he would have written the president conceded that his opposition to the iraq surge had been political. instead he writes the president conceded vaguely that opposition, not his opposition, that opposition to the iraq surge had been political. all gates needed was one word to pin this on president obama, the word his. just insert the word his before his opposition. the president conceded that his opposition to the iraq surge had been political. but gates doesn't do that. gates deliberately keeps that sentence very vague. he actually
surge that politics played a role in the iraq surge. there was an inference there that the president was also engaging in the discussion. >> that's right, he does not come out and say his opposition to the iraq surge was mr. ill. and you know gates would say that if he could. that's what he said about hillary clinton. clinton said her opposition had been political. gates is very clear when he wants to be in this book. and surely, he would have written the identical sentence about...
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diverting resources from afghanistan, choosing to invade iraq, gates says that is the reason the taliban gained force, it was an opening for them, they were on the battlefield, that brought about the surge coming about under president obama's administration. >> thank you, u.s. military is investigating its second deadly helicopter crash. search continues from a fifth crew member for a chopper plunging into the o off virginia. two crew members were killed, two others treated in local hospital. it was doing a training mission when it went down. an investigation to figure out why another went down in britain, killing four u.s. air force members. officials say the helicopter crashed into a nature reserve during a low-level training megs. >> coming up, earth's fury, terrifying images as an erupting volcano triggers evacuation. and dennis rodman's dip loam hassy. the family of an american held in north korea fire back at his controversial comments. >> former n.b.a. player dennis rodman makes another trip to north korea stirring up controversy and curiosity. >> ♪ happy birthday to >> he sang
diverting resources from afghanistan, choosing to invade iraq, gates says that is the reason the taliban gained force, it was an opening for them, they were on the battlefield, that brought about the surge coming about under president obama's administration. >> thank you, u.s. military is investigating its second deadly helicopter crash. search continues from a fifth crew member for a chopper plunging into the o off virginia. two crew members were killed, two others treated in local...
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he's very proud of the iraq surge. but i think he does feel a certain amount of guilt from the suffering that the war has caused. >> woodruff: greg jaffe with the washington most. and as we mentioned, we'll be talking with former defense secretary robert gates next tuesday, thank you. >> yeah, thank you. >> ifill: chemical weapons are finally being shipped out of syria. but getting the stockpile of raw materials for poison gas and nerve agents destroyed has proven to be a uniquely complicated challenge. >> ifill: even as chemical weapons leave syria, the deadly, conventional war continues. outside damascus today, men rushed to rescue children trapped in rubble after an air strike blasted a house. more explosions in latakia province, where military helicopters buzzed overhead, dropping possible barrel bombs. miles away, in the port city of the same name, chemical weapon ingredients are arriving from across the country, brought by russian armored vehicles. but fighting has slowed the shipments, which were supposed to beg
he's very proud of the iraq surge. but i think he does feel a certain amount of guilt from the suffering that the war has caused. >> woodruff: greg jaffe with the washington most. and as we mentioned, we'll be talking with former defense secretary robert gates next tuesday, thank you. >> yeah, thank you. >> ifill: chemical weapons are finally being shipped out of syria. but getting the stockpile of raw materials for poison gas and nerve agents destroyed has proven to be a...
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violence has been rising in the past year all over iraq. elizabeth palmer has just arrived in baghdad for us. liz, what have you seen so far? hotel and you could be stepping back in time. things look pretty much as they did just over two years ago when the last of the u.s. forces pulled out. we arrived at night and noticed right away the city is very dimly lit. there's still not enough power. some families only getting eight hours a day. concrete blast barriers everywhere and heavy security presence of uniformed iraqi security forces. people are very much afraid. they know that almost 8,000 civilians have died in iraq in the last 12 months, most of them in religiously motivated bombings here in baghdad. and they think that this mixture of religious tension and toxic corrupt politics is going to explode. i spoke with an iraqi politician on the way in here and i asked him, what's your biggest fear right now? he said very bluntly "civil war." >> pelley: elizabeth palmer in baghdad. thanks, liz. today we're finding out what happens when a state
violence has been rising in the past year all over iraq. elizabeth palmer has just arrived in baghdad for us. liz, what have you seen so far? hotel and you could be stepping back in time. things look pretty much as they did just over two years ago when the last of the u.s. forces pulled out. we arrived at night and noticed right away the city is very dimly lit. there's still not enough power. some families only getting eight hours a day. concrete blast barriers everywhere and heavy security...
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split between a commander in chief and his senior defense leaders at a time -- well, really, two wars, iraq and afghanistan? >> i think from the perspective of people in uniform, you always want your recommendation to be accepted, you want to be trusted and you want credit for the many years of service you put in, but from the other side looking at it, as a top leader in the country, you're looking at every angle when you make a decision. you have to. it's not only about whether you trust the military or not, it's the broader picture. even when you're dealing with the military, if you're a leader, you understand people have a lot of different ideas in their head, motivations, so you're asking some tough questions. and i think that's what you want. the military's a complicated organization even the people at the top, they're good, well meaning, well intentioned, informed, capable, but that doesn't mean they have the best overall interests of the country always in mind because they don't know those overall interests. they're focused on their job and the mission the president, the secretary of
split between a commander in chief and his senior defense leaders at a time -- well, really, two wars, iraq and afghanistan? >> i think from the perspective of people in uniform, you always want your recommendation to be accepted, you want to be trusted and you want credit for the many years of service you put in, but from the other side looking at it, as a top leader in the country, you're looking at every angle when you make a decision. you have to. it's not only about whether you trust...
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we know the situation in iraq is deteriorating, but american troops are still in combat in afghanistan. the allegation that is again raising eyebrows aside from biden was from the surge when the afghan surge wag being complicatcontemplated of the sue described obama of bees suspicious of the military and resentment of putting him in are a box of putting half began putn afghanistan. it's clear that the president was not behind his own policy. he almost expected failure. he couldn't stand hamid karzai. it's on that last point that jay carney has this to say. >> i think the issues here are not about he personal personalii they're about policies. decisions that the president makes about sending and keeping military forces, american men and women in uniform, have to do with national interest, not those kinds of issues. >> reporter: and gates writes that president obama was all about getting out of afghanistan, and he thinks that president obama felt the afghan surge would fail. >> we start to read some of these excerpts and we didn't see this coming. mike viqueira for us at the white house.
we know the situation in iraq is deteriorating, but american troops are still in combat in afghanistan. the allegation that is again raising eyebrows aside from biden was from the surge when the afghan surge wag being complicatcontemplated of the sue described obama of bees suspicious of the military and resentment of putting him in are a box of putting half began putn afghanistan. it's clear that the president was not behind his own policy. he almost expected failure. he couldn't stand hamid...
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we're talking about former defense chief robert gates who handled the iraq and afghan wars for bush and obama and releases his memoir next week. previews have leaked and high ranking insider look comes at a crucial time for afghanistan and president obama. washington is threatening the zero option pulling out all u.s. support troops if the afghans don't sign a security deal protecting our troops. to date more than 2,100 u.s. troops have been killed there. after the troop surge, gates writes as i sat there the president doesn't trust his commander. he can't stand karzai. doesn't believe in his own strategy and doesn't consider the war to be his. for him it's all about getting out. he was skeptical if not outright convinced it would fail. gates attacks obama's leadership and commitment to the war while others say privately questioning a strategy as commander in chief is not necessarily a bad thing. gates also accuses obama's national security staff offing my micromanaging and mettling. gates says biden has been wrong on foreign policy for 40 years. hillary clinton is willing to say anythi
we're talking about former defense chief robert gates who handled the iraq and afghan wars for bush and obama and releases his memoir next week. previews have leaked and high ranking insider look comes at a crucial time for afghanistan and president obama. washington is threatening the zero option pulling out all u.s. support troops if the afghans don't sign a security deal protecting our troops. to date more than 2,100 u.s. troops have been killed there. after the troop surge, gates writes as...
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territorian gains but the rebels does not signal imminent victory even though the islamic state in iraq has been on the defense on the ground it has been striking back. it's fighters have been targeting opposition forces using suicide-bombers, and it's leadership in an audio recording promised to fight back. >> the syrian national coalition and the free syrian army council declared war on isil, so now all their members are legitimate targets. we have a killed them wherever they are found. >> reporter: fighting in the rebel-held north we can see opposition in its fight against the regime. but in the long term it may be able to benefit from this battle. al-qaeda's presence in syria has been one of the reasons for the international communities reluctance to provide support to the rebels and it's regime has been able to portray the fight against terrorism. the opposition denies that it turned it's guns to appease the west. it said it did so because the people of syria could no longer tolerate the abuses of foreign fighters. there seems to be unprecedented unity among rebel forces on the gro
territorian gains but the rebels does not signal imminent victory even though the islamic state in iraq has been on the defense on the ground it has been striking back. it's fighters have been targeting opposition forces using suicide-bombers, and it's leadership in an audio recording promised to fight back. >> the syrian national coalition and the free syrian army council declared war on isil, so now all their members are legitimate targets. we have a killed them wherever they are found....
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it's too bad about iraq. compassionate conservativism is a very good idea. >> the interesting thing about that was within the republican party, compassionate conservatism is derided, it's made fun of. the team party is a response to that. referencing jack kemp in the intro here. but the republican party used to have -- not many, but used to have guys, some women, who cared about policy issues that would address some of these manners. things that democrats and liberals liked. but they say how could we do something proactively. trying to get some privatization and ownership for poor people. i didn't agree with it, but it was heartfelt. it wasn't just about reading a memo from the rnc. that is completely wrong. >> i wonder how much of that is anti-obama? bush came after kemp and george w. bush ran on compassionate conservatism after the kemp era. how much did this contempt for the idea of fighting poverty is just anti-obamaism? >> it's pretty recent. if you look at the poll numbers for what republican voters wil
it's too bad about iraq. compassionate conservativism is a very good idea. >> the interesting thing about that was within the republican party, compassionate conservatism is derided, it's made fun of. the team party is a response to that. referencing jack kemp in the intro here. but the republican party used to have -- not many, but used to have guys, some women, who cared about policy issues that would address some of these manners. things that democrats and liberals liked. but they say...
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families continue to flee iraq's province, but a new tactic to drive out al-qaeda may offer hope. >>> a german court abandons a case against a former nazi ss guard. >>> and in the uk there is concern over the rising use of high-tech betting terminals. >>> i are reaction to one of fifa's top officials who has broken ranks by saying that the world cup in qatar will be held in the winter. >>> both inside and outside syria, the battle to push president bashar al-assad from power is in disarray. armed opposition groups may have forced al-qaeda groups out, but the rebels remain locked in a vish shousz battle amongst themselves. and the main political opposition has put off a decision on whether to attend this month's peace talks. >> reporter: syria's armed opposition is continuing itself offense if against al-qaeda. they have pushed fighters out of yet another one of their bases, this one in the northern city of aleapt -- alepo. before withdrawing this is what the fighters are leaving behind. bodies of prisoners who according to activists were executed many media activists, civilians and pr
families continue to flee iraq's province, but a new tactic to drive out al-qaeda may offer hope. >>> a german court abandons a case against a former nazi ss guard. >>> and in the uk there is concern over the rising use of high-tech betting terminals. >>> i are reaction to one of fifa's top officials who has broken ranks by saying that the world cup in qatar will be held in the winter. >>> both inside and outside syria, the battle to push president bashar...
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out of iraq. we need strong intelligence assets to work with the government of al-maliki to make sure that al qaeda has no foot hold in iraq again. it is not too late to verse the tragic foreign policy consequences what we've seen in the middle east. but, mr. speaker, this has to be done today. this has to be done now. the blood of americans have sacrificed for a free iraq and a free afghanistan, we cannot let that sacrifice be in vain. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from florida, ms. ros-lehtinen, for five minutes. rich: -- ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to call attention to -- to stand in unyielding opposition to the latest push by the administration and some in congress to subvert u.s. law that prohibits the united states from funding any agency at the united nations that admits a nonexistent state of palestinian to its membership. when unesco opted to grant pal membersh
out of iraq. we need strong intelligence assets to work with the government of al-maliki to make sure that al qaeda has no foot hold in iraq again. it is not too late to verse the tragic foreign policy consequences what we've seen in the middle east. but, mr. speaker, this has to be done today. this has to be done now. the blood of americans have sacrificed for a free iraq and a free afghanistan, we cannot let that sacrifice be in vain. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the...
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because, as i said, he was opposed to the war in iraq from the beginning. i'm not going to -- i'm not going to impugn him in any way. i'm just telling you from my experience, and i was rather close to the president when he was in the united states senate, that was absolutely not the case. >> as you can tell, this tap dancing around what to do about this gates memoir is fascinating. look at this statement from the white house that they put out last night from the national security council spokesperson. she writes, as as always been the case, the president welcomes differences of view among his national security team which broaden his options and enhance our policies. the strongest defense in there is reserved for vice president biden. more from this quote. from his leadership on the balkans in the senate, to his efforts to end the war in iraq, joe biden has been one of the leading statesmen of his time and has helped advance america's leadership in the world. president obama relies on his good counsel every day. there are others that say, by the way, that bi
because, as i said, he was opposed to the war in iraq from the beginning. i'm not going to -- i'm not going to impugn him in any way. i'm just telling you from my experience, and i was rather close to the president when he was in the united states senate, that was absolutely not the case. >> as you can tell, this tap dancing around what to do about this gates memoir is fascinating. look at this statement from the white house that they put out last night from the national security council...
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many members, 133 members, voted against the war in iraq. there were no weapons of mass destruction and no reason to insert ourselves. we see what is taking place now. it is traffic -- tragic. they have to step up. they have been trained. job they werethe asked to do in iraq. , wee who have come home need to help them with benefits and economic security and move forward and get these delays in their benefits corrected and make sure they have a semblance of economic security that they so deserve. that is what we have to do in congress. >> we are talking about income disparity. in alabama, republican caller. caller: yes, ma'am. you were talking about unemployment. where are the jobs? this have more jobs in country, we would not need all of this unemployment. the point. is economic growth and the creation of jobs have got to be the primary strategy. for creating opportunities for people to get off of unemployment compensation. the unemployment rate has and reduced. in some parts of the country, it is higher than other parts. this administration
many members, 133 members, voted against the war in iraq. there were no weapons of mass destruction and no reason to insert ourselves. we see what is taking place now. it is traffic -- tragic. they have to step up. they have been trained. job they werethe asked to do in iraq. , wee who have come home need to help them with benefits and economic security and move forward and get these delays in their benefits corrected and make sure they have a semblance of economic security that they so...
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we've enough seen it because of several political issues, internal to iraq, that security situation has now deinvolved into something that is in my mind, concerning. >> the politics remains bitterly divided. the shia led government insists that it is fighting what it calls terrorists. >> the iraqi armed forces will never withdraw, because they didn't come just now, they were already there. the recent events made the army tackle some terrorist heightouts. >> but the sunnis are animate that it was the sectarian nature of governmentance that led to these deadly divisions. >> the troops participation in civilian issues, which are in fact the responsibilities of local police has created chaos and the situation is out of control. >> as the troops, tribesman and fighters continues to fight for control, the people of anbar continue to suffer. aljazeera. >> according to officials fighting in anbar fighting has killed more than 250 people over the last two weeks. >> secretary of state john kerry says the u.s. is firmly united with south korea in opposition to north korea's nuclear and missile bli
we've enough seen it because of several political issues, internal to iraq, that security situation has now deinvolved into something that is in my mind, concerning. >> the politics remains bitterly divided. the shia led government insists that it is fighting what it calls terrorists. >> the iraqi armed forces will never withdraw, because they didn't come just now, they were already there. the recent events made the army tackle some terrorist heightouts. >> but the sunnis are...
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work out some messed-up status-of-forces agreement as we have seen this administration try to do in iraq, to no avail, instead of doing that, why don't we start pushing karzai and say you help get an amendment in there so you don't get to a point and let each state or region elect their own governor. let's get that amendment in there. otherwise we are going to cut every dime of support off. that might have some sway. we have the ability, we have the leverage and we have a little bit longer before we totally lose it, some moral authority to seek that on behalf of our moderate muslim friends in afghanistan, who don't want to be killed because they fought with us and for us in defeating the taliban before we became occupiers. before we gave them a centralized golf government that the taliban can take over when we leave. we owe them that. and we owe ourselves that, because if we can empower the enemy of the enemy of the taliban tore continue to continue to keep the taliban at bay in afghanistan, we have done a great thing. we have helped our country and we have helped our moderate muslim fri
work out some messed-up status-of-forces agreement as we have seen this administration try to do in iraq, to no avail, instead of doing that, why don't we start pushing karzai and say you help get an amendment in there so you don't get to a point and let each state or region elect their own governor. let's get that amendment in there. otherwise we are going to cut every dime of support off. that might have some sway. we have the ability, we have the leverage and we have a little bit longer...